Apple customers left fuming as iPad2s are recalled due to a 'software glitch'

By Daily Mail Reporter

Last updated at 7:56 PM on 13th June 2011

New and improved? Some of Apple's iPad 2s using the Verizon network have been hit by technical glitches

Apple has recalled a number of iPad2 tablets that are designed to run on Verizon's network due to connectivity issues, the company confirmed today.

Each device is hardcoded with a unique MEID code - which stands for mobile equipment identifier.

This works like a serial number for accessing the wireless network service.

The code is sent out to the carrier, which then allows the tablet on to the network.

However, Apple said some iPad2 devices destined for the Verizon carrier were given the same MEID code, which meant one of them would not be able to go online.

'Duplicate MEID codes were flashed onto an extremely small number of iPad units for the Verizon 3G network,' an Apple spokeswoman said.

She refused to say how many were affected by the issue but said that the devices would be replaced.

Verizon have declined to comment.

MEID, which stands for mobile equipment identifier, is a unique number that is used to identify a mobile device when it connects to the network. Two devices cannot have the same MEIDcode.

Rumours of a problem first arose last week, with reports that Apple was intercepting the tablet computers shipped from China by FedEx.

However, it appears the message was not passed on to Apple's customer services team, leaving customers fuming.

A user called HLS77 told the official Apple Forum: 'ipad2 makes it all they way from CHINA to within 40 miles of our house and they are returning it to the sender!!

'I called Fedex and they said it was an Apple request. Apple says it's a fedex problem - and I quote "why would we ask to return your ipad that you have been waiting for?"'

Apple employees have been scanning the serial codes on newly delivered devices? to see if they carry the problematic codes.

One employee in a U.S store told 9to5mac.com said he sent back over one hundred devices.

It is not the first time that the iPad2 has been hit by a technical glitch.

Apple revealed in April that some Verizon iPad 2 users were having to restart their iPad each time they disconnected from their 3G network.

They said this was because the AT&T iPad and Verizon iPad used different chipsets. The issue was later fixed through a software update.

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Latista Introduces iPad2 Software

Reston, VA (PRWEB) June 03, 2011

LATISTA Inc. (http://www.latista.com) —the market leader in comprehensive construction quality management and turn-over software solutions for owners and contractors—announces the availability of its new app for the Apple iPadR. The app complements LATISTA’s enterprise-scale web and mobile solution used by thousands of building and engineering professionals around the world. The new offering represents an industry first, making LATISTA the only company offering a variety of hardware clients in the field attached to the same back-office enterprise web solution.

The market for tablet computers is forecasted to grow from $16B in 2010 to $46B in 2014 according to Dmitriy Molchnow, an analyst at Yankee Group*. The iPad app gives LATISTA customers options in mobile platforms and sits alongside LATISTA’s award winning Windows tablet PC-based application within its enterprise framework. LATISTA for iPad includes the ability to access and mark up documents in the field in addition to working with punch list, QA/QC and safety, reporting and production modules that field based personnel—such as inspectors of record, project managers, or project engineers—from contractors, owners and third parties need to be successful.

The option of accessing and inputting information on both iPad or Windows devices and supporting them through the same back-office web solution balances the needs of corporate IT departments and field personnel. LATISTA’s first non-Windows offering allows the same back-office web solution to support multiple field platforms without compromising on scale, security, or ease of use. One defined use case consists of transitioning building information model (BIM) data from the office to the field and back, facilitating decision making around risk, productivity and cost management.

Martha Walz, editor-in-chief of Mobile Enterprise, highlights construction as one sector that will see major enterprise mobility uptake**. In order to drive enterprise solutions into the field, LATISTA seamlessly supports custom QA/QC, safety, and commissioning forms on Apple iPad and Windows devices in a web-based environment. Furthermore LATISTA for iPad takes full advantage of the camera functionality. Images taken with the built-in camera can be used across all relevant modules, where annotations, time and location stamping, bar-coding, sign-off and more are included. The efficacy of the LATISTA solution is guaranteed via its unique synchronization capability that gives office personnel an analytical view of the jobsite.

Chris Ramsey, EVP, LATISTA says: “With our philosophy of providing easy-to-use enterprise solutions to our customers and users, and as the leader in company-wide quality management and turn-over software for large projects, it made sense to become the first provider to offer more than one mobile platform tied to the same award-winning LATISTA back-office web enterprise solution.”

** http://mobileenterprise.edgl.com/top-stories/the-tablet-(r)evolution71035
About LATISTA Technologies
LATISTAR (http://www.latista.com) reduces the cost of facilities construction, startup and maintenance by implementing the industry’s most comprehensive mobile construction management and turn over software solution. LATISTA’s customers attest that LATISTA’s solution produced higher quality facilities that started up sooner and experienced lower operating cost.

Contact:
Twitter: @latista
Telephone: + 1 703 391 1070
Email: akirstetter(at)latista(dot)com

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Quote and Proposal Software operates on iPad and iPad2.

BOTHELL, Wash., -- Quosal, the all-in-one software platform forquote and proposal preparation, delivery and management, today announced the launch of Order Porter Mobile. Quosal Partners can now download the application to their iPad and iPad2 from the Apple AppStore for a free full-function evaluation.

Order Porter Mobile features two primary modes: Business Intelligence (Reporting) and Quote Creation, which allow users to create quotes and proposals on their iPad. Once logged in, users can immediately view their quote delivery statistics including Leaderboard, Visits, Approvals, and rep-by-rep drill-down. Order Porter Mobile is easily configurable for use with existing Quosal product CD-key and user credentials.

"Order Porter Mobile is just the beginning of our innovations related to the Order Porter platform," said Kent McNall, Quosal CEO. "It's an exciting time for Quosal and our partners. This powerful mobile quoting tool will enable service providers to create quotes and close more sales in the field, aiding cash flow and profitability. We take great pride in delivering quoting information securely and reliably to the IT Nation and the many other markets we serve."

Quosal looks forward to expanding the information available through the iPad application, planning to include product and product sourcing metrics, and comparisons to aggregated information. The Apple iPad is the first mobile platform Quosal will be supporting; future releases this year will include support for Android and Win7 mobile platforms.

"Customers already using Quosal will find that they can create the same high-quality documents for their customers from the iPad native application," continues McNall. "They'll even be able to use their Etilize subscription as well as their integrations to systems like ConnectWise - all within a few minutes of downloading the app, with minimal configuration. Our engineering team led by Senior Developer Sam Demulling has done an incredible job for our customers." Customers new to Quosal will find a sample database ready for evaluation, and can also use Order Porter Mobile with a regular Quosal demonstration account.

The Order Porter iPad application supports several Quosal partner integrations, including ConnectWise, salesforce.com, Microsoft CRM, and Autotask. To find out more about Quosal Order Porter Mobile, visit the Order Porter Mobile introduction page and watch the video tutorial: www.quosal.com/ipad.

About Quosal LLC:

Quosal (www.quosal.com) is the first all-in-one software platform that automates sales quote and proposal preparation, delivery and management. With Quosal, sales professionals can create timely, accurate, high-quality and attractive quotes and proposals electronically, with built-in up-to-the-minute pricing and availability, promotions, product specs, images and more. Using Quosal' s Order Porter, sales professionals can create personal web pages for customers, who can electronically select desired options, confirm orders, and digitally sign contracts. For sales managers, Quosal delivers transparency and deep visibility into the quote and proposal cycle, eliminating backlog and significantly reducing the sales cycle. For more information, please visit www.quosal.com.

Web Site: http://www.quosal.com

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Latista Introduces iPad2 Software

First in construction industry to embrace multiple platforms supported by the same back-office enterprise web solution

Reston, VA (PRWEB) June 03, 2011

LATISTA Inc. (http://www.latista.com) —the market leader in comprehensive construction quality management and turn-over software solutions for owners and contractors—announces the availability of its new app for the Apple iPadR. The app complements LATISTA’s enterprise-scale web and mobile solution used by thousands of building and engineering professionals around the world. The new offering represents an industry first, making LATISTA the only company offering a variety of hardware clients in the field attached to the same back-office enterprise web solution.

The market for tablet computers is forecasted to grow from $16B in 2010 to $46B in 2014 according to Dmitriy Molchnow, an analyst at Yankee Group*. The iPad app gives LATISTA customers options in mobile platforms and sits alongside LATISTA’s award winning Windows tablet PC-based application within its enterprise framework. LATISTA for iPad includes the ability to access and mark up documents in the field in addition to working with punch list, QA/QC and safety, reporting and production modules that field based personnel—such as inspectors of record, project managers, or project engineers—from contractors, owners and third parties need to be successful.

The option of accessing and inputting information on both iPad or Windows devices and supporting them through the same back-office web solution balances the needs of corporate IT departments and field personnel. LATISTA’s first non-Windows offering allows the same back-office web solution to support multiple field platforms without compromising on scale, security, or ease of use. One defined use case consists of transitioning building information model (BIM) data from the office to the field and back, facilitating decision making around risk, productivity and cost management.

Martha Walz, editor-in-chief of Mobile Enterprise, highlights construction as one sector that will see major enterprise mobility uptake**. In order to drive enterprise solutions into the field, LATISTA seamlessly supports custom QA/QC, safety, and commissioning forms on Apple iPad and Windows devices in a web-based environment. Furthermore LATISTA for iPad takes full advantage of the camera functionality. Images taken with the built-in camera can be used across all relevant modules, where annotations, time and location stamping, bar-coding, sign-off and more are included. The efficacy of the LATISTA solution is guaranteed via its unique synchronization capability that gives office personnel an analytical view of the jobsite.

Chris Ramsey, EVP, LATISTA says: “With our philosophy of providing easy-to-use enterprise solutions to our customers and users, and as the leader in company-wide quality management and turn-over software for large projects, it made sense to become the first provider to offer more than one mobile platform tied to the same award-winning LATISTA back-office web enterprise solution.”

** http://mobileenterprise.edgl.com/top-stories/the-tablet-(r)evolution71035
About LATISTA Technologies
LATISTAR (http://www.latista.com) reduces the cost of facilities construction, startup and maintenance by implementing the industry’s most comprehensive mobile construction management and turn over software solution. LATISTA’s customers attest that LATISTA’s solution produced higher quality facilities that started up sooner and experienced lower operating cost.

Contact:
Twitter: @latista
Telephone: + 1 703 391 1070
Email: akirstetter(at)latista(dot)com

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Axel Kirstetter
LATISTA Technologies
(703) 391-1070
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